Epimelissodes
| Epimelissodes | |
|---|---|
| Epimelissodes obliquus, Nebraska | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Tribe: | Eucerini |
| Genus: | Epimelissodes Ashmead, 1899 |
Epimelissodes is a genus of long-horned bees in the family Apidae found in North America.
Taxonomy and phylogeny
These species were previously classified within the genus Svastra Holmberg, 1884;[1] however, recent genomic focused studies, such as Freitas et al., 2023, have increasingly demonstrated their distinction as separate genera.[2]
Species
There are 20 species of Epimelissodes:[3]
Subgenus Anthedonia Michener, 1942
- Epimelissodes comptus (Cresson, 1878)
- Epimelissodes nevadensis (Cresson, 1874)
Subgenus Brachymelissodes LaBerge, 1956
- Epimelissodes cressonii (Dalla Torre, 1896)
- Epimelissodes minima (LaBerge, 1956)
Subgenus Epimelissodes Ashmead, 1899
- Epimelissodes aegis (LaBerge, 1956)
- Epimelissodes albocollaris (Cockerell, 1918)
- Epimelissodes atripes (Cresson, 1872)
- Epimelissodes comanche (Cresson, 1872)
- Epimelissodes friesei LaBerge, 1958
- Epimelissodes grandissimus (Cockerell, 1905)
- Epimelissodes helianthelli (Cockerell, 1905)
- Epimelissodes machaerantherae (Cockerell, 1904)
- Epimelissodes nitidus (LaBerge, 1956)
- Epimelissodes obliquus (Say, 1837)
- Epimelissodes pallidior LaBerge, 1963
- Epimelissodes petulcus (Cresson, 1879)
- Epimelissodes sabinensis (Cockerell, 1924
- Epimelissodes sila (LaBerge, 1956)
- Epimelissodes texanus (Cresson, 1872)
Subgenus Idiomelissodes LaBerge, 1956
- Epimelissodes duplocinctus (Cockerell, 1905)
References
- ^ "Svastra Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ Felipe V Freitas; Michael G Branstetter; Vinícius H Franceschini-Santos; et al. (1 July 2023). "UCE phylogenomics, biogeography, and classification of long-horned bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Eucerini), with insights on using specimens with extremely degraded DNA". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 7 (4). doi:10.1093/ISD/IXAD012. ISSN 2399-3421. Wikidata Q125405901.
- ^ Ascher, John; Pickering, John (2024). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). Retrieved 2025-06-07.
External links
- Media related to Epimelissodes at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Epimelissodes at Wikispecies